PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, CAN SOMEONE HELP ME GET THIS WORKING!!! Thanks ... ^^

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:44 pm

by Hidron

Sounds like maybe you have not used Gamebase before. You need the frontend installed to its own folder, usually \Gamebase. Can download from here if needed http://sourceforge.net/projects/gamebas ... base/v1.3/ -Full is for someone that does not already have the frontend installed. Update if you have an older version like 1.2

Then you install the Atari ST gamebase in a subfolder named Atari ST or whatever you want. All the Atari ST specific files & folders should be here, so \Gamebase\Atari ST or something similiar

Inside the Atari folder, the .mdb file needs to be named exactly like the folder it is in. In this example that would be Atari ST.mdb

Set your paths up properly in the emulators, musicplayers, & paths .ini files.

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:54 pm

by dudechester

NO Im brand new to this gamebase

But Gamebase is installed? and Games is what the installation instructions said to put in the route directory?

When you say you changed the paths for the Gamebase 1.3 frontend, was it still in C:\ or did you move it to C:\Gamebase ? Your last example looks good if the frontend is in C:\Gamebase , but looks like you are loading a blank database file.

If you downloaded the complete Gamebase Atari ST 3.1d package, there is no need to create your own database file from the GBToolBox, since it is already included. I have never actually used this program, but checking it out, it created a blank database file about 966kb in size. The one I have for Atari ST is about 5,638kb. It sounds like your verify is looking at the blank file. You will need to fix this for it to see the correct database (.mdb file).

The important thing here is that the correct .mdb file needs to be named identical to the folder it is stored in.

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:41 pm

by dudechester

I checked and the MDB file is called AtariST Which is exactly the same as the folder its in.

Ah but you say its looking at a blank MDB file...

It made this on its own? it was created when i first verified?

Should there be this file somewhere else which is ready made then?

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:45 pm

by dudechester

WOO! THANKS !!!

That did it!

I looked for this MDB file thingy.. NOW... NOWHERE in any of the documentations could I find anything about this little beast!?

It was that all along though. Everything makes sense now...

Cheers!

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:48 pm

by Hidron

The first one is always the roughest. Now that you have one working, it should be easier to get others working.